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University of Missouri Board of Curators schedules presidential search open forums

Posted by on March 5, 2007

On Tuesday, March 20, the University of Missouri Board of Curators will travel to the University of Missouri-Rolla to hold a public forum to discuss the search for the UM System’s next president. The board is seeking a successor to President Elson S. Floyd, who is departing this spring to assume the presidency of Washington […]

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UMR announces winners of Leila Thompson Flagg Art Contest

Posted by on March 2, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla is pleased to announce the names of the elementary and middle school students who took top awards in its 2007 Leila Thompson Flagg Art Contest. Ninety entries, from nine schools throughout the state, were judged in the contest and were on display during February in the Havener Center lobby.

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Jim Driscoll takes center stage

Posted by on March 2, 2007

When civil engineering student Jim Driscoll began studying at UMR, the first club he joined was not a technical design group, but rather an assembly of stage performers.

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Peaslee named UMR’s first Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology

Posted by on March 1, 2007

Dr. Kent Peaslee, Curators’ Teaching Professor of metallurgical engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named the F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology at UMR.         

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Campus community invited to open forum

Posted by on February 28, 2007

UMR students, faculty and staff are invited to an open forum to discuss the events that led to the Tuesday, Feb. 27, cancellation of classes. The forum will be held at noon today, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Havener Center on the UMR campus.

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Student leadership conference to be held Saturday at UMR

Posted by on February 28, 2007

The annual Student Leadership Conference at the University of Missouri-Rolla will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center on the UMR campus. 

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UMR campus returns to normal

Posted by on February 27, 2007

Federal, state, local and campus law enforcement officials have concluded their on-site investigation into the threat posed by a UMR student which prompted a cancellation of classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla today, Tuesday, Feb. 27. All campus facilities have resumed normal operation.

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Follow-up news conference in Rolla scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

Posted by on February 27, 2007

The City of Rolla will host a follow-up news conference at 11:30 a.m. this morning about the situation on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. The news conference will be held in the Council Chambers at Rolla City Hall located at 901 N. Elm St. in downtown Rolla.

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UMR cancels all classes for Tuesday, Feb. 27

Posted by on February 27, 2007

All classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla have been cancelled for Tuesday, Feb. 27, due to a threat affecting the Butler-Carlton Civil Building on campus.

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UMR student apprehended by UMR police department

Posted by on February 27, 2007

At approximately 2:32 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the University of Missouri-Rolla Police Department responded to a call regarding a UMR student who was threatening terrorist type actions.

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